Sports for Good: Photography Can Change the Way We Play

April 9, 2009 - 3:40pm by YNPlayCity

A sports photographer's dream shot:

Chunks of mud splatter onto a face twisted in concentration; limbs scatter in all directions as the body contorts in a frozen moment of action that seems to mock gravity. Perhaps a few drops of perspiration fly from the forehead, and wisps of sweat-soaked hair join the body's movement towards impact...

...and most importantly, the subject is a celebrity athlete, preferably the star player with a big contract from the NFL, the NBA, the MLB...

Or a more likely sports photographer's dream shot: